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Extreme Distance Learning

Hermit ;-) writes \"The LAtimes.com hasa story on Chinese
students getting their degrees through distance education programs offered by colleges here in the states. The programs face considerable but surmountable challenges, one of which is the poor resources available to the students in China, \"\"The libraries are pathetic,\" one professor lamented.\" What\'s amazing is the comparatively staggering costs these students are willing/able to incur for a U.S. education. One of the students \"spent about $12,000 on her education, in a country where households are lucky to make a tenth of that amount in a year.\" Ouch. \"